Update: According to a statement provided to the Japanese site IT Media (and translated over on Kotaku and Business Insider), Nintendo is denying that Wii U production is in its last days.Stating that the report in the Nikkei "is not an announcement from the company," the statement goes on to say that Wii U production will continue.

I can’t be the only one who, as a kid, thought it would be flipping cool to have a a real life Nintendo Zapper.Don’t get me wrong, I’d never condone making use of the weapon, but I really do appreciate how awesome it looks, and how true it is to the original Nintendo Zapper.

That might change when E3 rolls around in mid-June, but given how North America is already far behind in Yo-Kai Watch game releases (the first Yo-Kai Watch was published in July 2013 in Japan versus November 2015 in North America), you'd think Nintendo and Level-5 would be in a bigger rush to catch up.It's telling that official numbers for Yo-Kai Watch game sales in American territories are hard to come by.

The announcement stated that the Legend of Zelda for Wii U would be the only thing playable in Nintendo's E3 booth, and in place of the usual "Nintendo Direct" video, the company would instead do a day-long Zelda stream.It did also say that Nintendo would release more info on its E3 plans later, and today they've done exactly that.

In earlier posts, we mentioned that Nintendo was partnering with Vans to bring fans a line of footwear sporting familiar and beloved Nintendo characters and designs.However, now that Nintendo has officially announced the partnership, more information on the collaboration has come out.

What's this, a great Game Boy game that isn't a sequel to an already-popular franchise?Cue some adventuresome 8-bit music, throw down some 2D levels and boom, you've got enough motivation for a Game Boy outing.

Even with all the other cars on the screen, blasting at top speed in a fire-spewing cave with a magnetized pole acting as a course, F-Zero GX does not stutter.The game goes from fairly challenging to rip-your-hair-out impossible, requiring you to race perfectly without making a single mistake.

According to Julie Gagnon, communications manager at Nintendo of Canada, it also features the ability to create save files for each of its 30 included games, as well as a variety of display options - including one that simulates the look of a CRT tube TV."
That sounds like a nice feature for people who don't have the space or simply don't want to have a giant, heavy TV in their home but feel nostalgic for scan lines and a slightly warped image.

Within a week of the Metroid 2 remake getting released - and immediately shut down - another group of Nintendo fans has decided to try its luck.Meet Pokemon Uranium, a fan-made Pokemon game that introduces a new graphical style, region, the Nuclear Pokemon type, and more than 150 new critters to catch and train.

The Rio 2016 Olympics have come to an end, but we got a taste of what’s next in the Tokyo 2020 with an appearance by Super Mario, prime minister Shinzo Abe as Mario, and more during the closing ceremony.The video, which was shown during the closing ceremony of Rio 2016, shared a tease of what’s to come in Tokyo 2020 with a look at Mario, prime minister Shinzo Abe as Mario, Pac-Man, Doraemon, Captain Tsubasa, Hello Kitty, and more.

The Pokémon World Championships were recently held in San Francisco, California, and Nintendo Minute was there to check out all the festivities.In the video below, Kit and Krysta give us a tour of the entire event, from the card game and video game finals, to a look at the store featuring a colorful collection of various Pokémon merchandise.

Today, Nintendo gave its first look at its forthcoming console, the Nintendo Switch.In the above video, Nintendo confirms many the rumors that have been circulating about the console since the company first announced its plans for a new platform.

A prequel to the first two Zelda games (hence its English title), A Link to the Past opens with a young boy called Link sleepwalking as Princess Zelda calls to him telepathically.She explains that she’s being held prisoner in the basement of Hyrule Castle and needs Link to rescue her.